1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumLouisiana Tech Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled an 8–2 record, were GSC champions, and lost to East Tennessee State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at East Carolina*
W 24–613,500[1]
October 4at McNeese State
W 35–1812,300[2]
October 11Southwestern Louisiana
W 34–2119,000[3]
October 18vs. Northwestern StateNo. 17
W 42–2131,000[4]
October 25at Chattanooga*No. 11
W 55–75,000[5]
November 1Southern Miss*No. 5
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
L 23–2414,000[6]
November 8at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 8
W 25–248,000[7]
November 15Lamar Tech*No. 7
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 77–4010,000[8]
November 22Northeast LouisianaNo. 4
  • Louisiana Tech Stadium
  • Ruston, LA (rivalry)
W 34–613,000[9]
December 13vs. No. 20 East Tennessee State*No. 4
L 14–3416,101[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Bradshaw stars in Tech triumph". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech halts McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USL Bulldogs fall to Louisiana Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech explosion drops Demons, 42–21". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 19, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech routs Chattanooga by 55–7 score". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 26, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hale's field goal ends Tech streak". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Tech tops Southeast". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lamar loses 77–40 tilt". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs end regular football season by galloping past Northeast club, 34–6". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1969. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "East Tennessee showed Terry and Tech". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 14, 1969. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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